Answer:
Stark Industries
a. Amount of total asset overstatement and expense understatement:
Total Asset and Expense Misstatements:
Assets Expenses
Overstatement Understatement
2017 $24m ($24m -$0) $24m
2018 $46m (24 -8 + 30)m $22m ($30m- $8m)
2019 $64m (46 -18 + 36)m $18m ($36m - $18m)
b. The Retained Earnings account will be misstated as a result of the above accounting treatment at the end of fiscal 2019.
c. Journal Entries:
June 30, 2019:
Debit R&D expense $82m
Credit Total assets $64m
Credit Amortization Expense $18m
To correct the R&D amortization and inappropriate capitalization.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
30 June 2019:
Total assets = $280m
Net income = $20m
Amortization R&D Amount
Expense Costs Capitalized
2017 $0 $24m $24m ($24m - $0)
2018 $8m $30m $46m ($24m - $8m + $30m)
2019 $18m $36m $64m ($46m - $18m + $36m)
Calculation of amortization expenses:
2017 R&D costs = $24m/3 = $8m
2018 R&D costs = $30m/3 = $10m
2019 R&D costs = $36m/3 =$12m
